Abstract: Charlie Ruggles (1892-1970) made his first theatrical appearance at the Alcazar Theatre in San Francisco. He later appeared
in motion pictures. The collection consists of photographs, keybooks, annotated plays and scripts, clippings, fan letters,
telegrams, playbills, framed awards, and ephemera relating to Ruggles' stage and motion picture career.

Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Department of Special Collections.

Los Angeles, California 90095-1575

Language of Material: Collection materials in English

Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

Administrative Information

Restrictions on Access

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

Restrictions on Use and Reproduction

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library,
Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright,
are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of
the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC
Regents do not hold the copyright.

Ruggles was born on February 8, 1892 in Los Angeles; he made his first theatrical appearance at the Alcazar Theatre in San
Francisco; he later appeared in motion pictures; he died in December 1970.

Scope and Content

Collection consists of photographs, keybooks, annotated plays and scripts, clippings, fan letters, telegrams, playbills, framed
awards, and ephemera relating to the stage and motion picture career of Charles Ruggles. Includes photographs of film actors
and actresses. Also includes materials relating to:
Father of the bride,
Heaven can wait,
Our town,
The pleasure of his company, and
Showboat.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.